Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Apple
Announced
2021, March 17	April 2021
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26	Coming Soon - May 2021
Colors
Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue	Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm (6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)	280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in)
Weight
203 g (7.16 oz)	682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G) (24.06 oz (Wi-Fi), 24.16 oz (0.18G))
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2301, A2459, A2460
5G Network
-	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2301 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2459, A2460
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)	Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)

OS
Android 11	iPadOS 14.5
User Interface
One UI 3.0	-
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core, Apple M1 Chip
GPU
Adreno 618 [Similar]	Apple GPU (8-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 GB	2 TB
External Memory
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No

Type
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 90Hz Refresh Rate 800 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10 Dolby Vision 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak) Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Wide color gamut, True-tone
Colors
16M Colour	16M Colour
Size
6.7 inches [Similar]	12.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)	2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.78%	85.24%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	12 MP + 10 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) panorama, HDR	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide) TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]	12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) Face detection, HDR, panorama 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort; magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)	2 TB, 16 GB RAM or 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity
5000 mAh	40.88 Wh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-